Absentee ballot boxes can be reintroduced in Wisconsin after a ruling from the state’s Supreme Court (AP)
Ecclesiastes 5:8 If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still
Important Takeaways:
- The drop boxes had been used in the battleground state for decades, but came under harsh scrutiny after claims of voter fraud in 2020 tied to the boxes
- In the Friday 4-3 ruling, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley wrote for the majority: “Our decision today does not force or require that any municipal clerks use drop boxes. It merely acknowledges what (state law) has always meant: that clerks may lawfully utilize secure drop boxes in an exercise of their statutorily-conferred discretion.”
- Republican claims of voter fraud in absentee ballots led to questioning the legitimacy of drop boxes
- The ruling arrives more than four months ahead of the contested 2024 presidential election
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